The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-13
MONDAYS LESSON.

THE HERALD is not sorry that some
OF the school elections, on Monday
resulted as they did-in victories fol
the Liberals. No particular harm can
come from the Liberals controlling
half-a-dozen of the sixty-three school
trusteeships in the city, and vast deal
of good may come from Monday s
work. The People may learn some
thing which they refused to learn ex-
cept in the >chool OF experience, which Is
proVerbially the dearest of schools. They
may learn that it is dangerous to be
negleotful of political duty, and that
no man can afford to lake the chances
of entrusting his political work to other
hands. They may also learn the
benefits and advantages of organization.
In the districts lost by the People
the Liberals were thoroughly and most
admirably organized. They knew their
strength and also knew how to mar
shall and manage it to gain their end.
They knew that only votes would be
counted in the election of the trustee
and that the candidate having ma
jority would win; hence they had their
voters out, they had them at the polls
in time, and they saw that every
Liberal deposited his ballot for the
Liberal nominee. More than this, the
opposition had been preparing for the
effort. They had been careful to get
their names on the registration list,
and had thus acquired the privilege
ana right of doing what they did on
Monday.
On the other hand, too many of the
People persisted in following their old
and neglectful way. In the first place,
scores upon scores did not register saying
there would be plenty to carry the elcc
ton without them, and they would not
take the trouble 10 register. They did
not realize that when women were dis
franchised, the Peoples party vote was
cut down tWo-ffths. We can name
: district where the registration list con-
tains less than ninety names, while
there are over three hundred men in
the district not disqualified by the
Tucker Edmunds law. In some of the
close school districts it did not occur to |
the party managers until the day when |
the election was to occur in the evening
that there might be a contest. and it
would be worth while to bring the
voters out. Then it was too late to do
effective and complete Work. |
Neglect to register on the part of the
People, and neglect to attend the cleo
tons, have resulted in the loss of
severaltrusteeships AS remarked above,
while regretting the necessity for any
such lesson, we are not sorry that it
has come now, at time when the loss
will cut no figure in affairs. II It |
shall prove as useful as we hope it will,
the defeat will be most happy one for
the People. If it shall inspire the lat
ter with the necessity OF performing
faithfully their political duty to them
selves and the public, we will hail Mon
day nights work with delight.
In q few days there will occur an
election of vastly greater Importance to
the people of Utah than that of Mon
day. 1t is too late to repair the evil
that has been done through neglect to !
register, but it is not too late to see that
every Peoples voter casts his ballot for
the ticket. 1t is not too late to take
advantage Of part ofthe lesson taught
the other evening. 1t is not too late to |
arrange as perfect an organization and
show as solid and united front as the
Liberals presented on Monday. The /
People have the voters. VIII they take
the steps to utilize them9